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[November 24, 2009]

Sprint Nextel, Virgin Mobile Completed Merger (S,VM)

Nov 24, 2009 (SmarTrend(R) News Watch via COMTEX) -- 11/24/2009 - Sprint Nextel (NYSE:S) and Virgin Mobile (NYSE:VM) announced that they have completed their merger. The acquisition strengthens Sprint's position in the prepaid segment. The closing conditions were met earlier today when stockholders approved the transaction. Sprint CEO Dan Hesse said, "With continued growth in the U.S. prepaid segment, Sprint is further positioning itself as a leader. With Boost's continued success and the iconic Virgin Mobile brand under one umbrella, Sprint will offer customers value and flexibility with great devices running on a dependable network with great coverage." Write to Chip Brian at cbrian@tradethetrend.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SmarTrend analyzes over 5,000 securities simultaneously throughout the trading day and provides its subscribers with trend change alerts in real time. To get a free trial of our trading calls and maximize your trading results, please visit http://www.TradeTheTrend.com.

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